(2) Stuttering Flashcards
Ancient Greeks thought that stuttering was a ________ problem, therapy was…
tongue
putting rocks in mouth and talking on the beach
During dark ages people thought it was..?
Treatment?
demon possession, moral failings
punitive treatments like tongue cutting
Enlightenment brought it back to…
medical not moral
Modern (19th century) started to bring up ______________ reasons. Said it was _____ ______ fault
psychological
your mom’s
When did speech pathology begin? (The Stuttering Foundation)
Mid 20th century (WW2)
90s, 2000s, 2010s is when…
they really started to raise awareness, investigate genetics and neuro, stuttering represented more in media
Covert stuttering
People who go to great lengths to hide/lessen their stuttering and it’s very exhausting
OASES (Overall Assessment of the Speaker’s Experience Stuttering)
assessment of how people who stutter deal with it and how they experience it
T/F: People who stutter have good and bad days
TRUE
End goals of stuttering therapy:
education about stuttering, affective, behavior, and cognitive components of stuttering, participation, independence, and confidence
can stuttering ever be cured?
no, no matter how hard you work
